Lion Headed Nefertem

Description Provenance Credit

Description The seated figure represents a nude child god. The crown on his head depicts a lotus bud. The opened lotus flower is an attribute of the god Nefertem, the son of the creator god Ptah and the lioness goddess Sakhmet. This variation of Nefertem with a lotus bud is a rare example.

Provenance Mrs. G. Harry Pouder, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1971, by bequest.

Credit Gift of Mrs. G. Harry Pouder, from the estate of the late G. H. Pouder, 1971

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Creator

Egyptian (Artist)

Period

1070-332 BC (Third Intermediate-Late Period)

Medium

Egyptian faience with green glaze
(Ceramics)

Accession Number

48.2314

Measurements

H: 2 x W: 3/8 x D: 7/8 in. (5.02 x 0.92 x 2.23 cm)

Geographies

Egypt (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View